WEEK-4-HOMEWORK

ONE PSD FILE, 2000 pixels on your LONGEST edge, demonstrating the following knowledge:

(And Glenn is my guinea pig this week:)

1. A solid clearly readable composition (if you zoom back and squint you should be able to tell what's going on in your image with just the 3 values)

2. A perspective layer with vanishing points drawn out to the horizon.

3. A sexy drawing layer with all the fixins. This means you looked CAREFULLY at reference for each item, tree, rock, zombie, and drew them with authoritay. Check out one of my favorite artists Neil Campbell Ross http://web.mac.com/limbolo/Site/blueman_2.html for examples of mind blowing shape styling.

4. A value study that shows attention to the things we discussed today, direct light, diffuse light, and reflected light. Remember things get less contrasted and lighter as they go back into the distance. EXAMINE a picture with similar lighting conditions to what you want, make it black and white and observe the subtle value shifts. check out http://www.maciejkuciara.com/portfolio.html in the concept section for some amazing examples of subtle value shifts.

5. Use of the marquee tool, color dodge and multiply brushes if necessary.

6. Use of texture overlays: check out http://www.cgtextures.com/ you can download 15 megs of textures for free and remember the texture you use doesn't have to BE the actual material... get creative and try something that might surprise you.

7. HAVE FUN! You DIDN'T become and accountant or a lawyer so you could instead, follow your goddamn dreams! so have fun... because this is your life now:)